Film Analysis

Short film CARGO.

1 setting location and situation 

Narrative and story:

(main story elements, structure..open/closed ending? what happens next? linear/non linear narrative?)

Car, forest/woods, fields

plot is man tries to deliver his child to safety

open with car crash and zombie wife 

closed ending man gets his child to safe haven 

linear storyline

question: how did he get into the crash and how was his wife bitten?

2 Characters: human (hero, villain, heroine, false hero etc.) non-human (undead/infected)

Themes ( social/emotional e.g social breakdown, survival, greed, trust, family, loyalty)

Father, baby and three survivors are all our human characters

Hero-father (mission to save the baby)

              Mum (Zombie)

Villain- 

              Dad (Zombie)

Heroine-Woman survivor 

Themes - family breakdown, survival, love loyalty and unity

3 Props, Costume and all objects visible on screen. (mise-en-scene)

Colour

Car -----> Modern era

Clothes

Torn clothing

use of blood

The map showing safe points

Wooden Sticks 

Wooden sticks - Bloody Bag 

Balloon - Innocent

Wedding Ring 

4 Editing (cuts and fades) 

Use of camera ( shot types, camera movement) 

Blur effect at beginning - coming from unconsciousness

Shaking camera (Hand Held)  

Close ups of faces throughout 

Longshots numerus occasions

cuts no fades 

5 use of music and sound effects, lighting and colour

Baby crying - lets survivor know she's there

mother zombie at beginning

sun light

dark and gloomy when he is on the field

music - complements mood and situation